How to say “long term” in Chinese
long term; long-term
“Long term” in Chinese is 长期, cháng qī: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
长期 is read cháng qī: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
Its second reading is zhǎng, “grow”.
On the right, 月 “moon”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “长期”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 长期. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 他长期在中国工作。tāchángqīzàiZhōngguógōngzuòHe has worked in China for a long time.
- 长期熬夜会导致很多健康问题。chángqīáoyèhuìdǎozhìhěnduōjiànkāngwèntíStaying up late over a long period leads to many health problems.
- 我们希望跟你们长期合作wǒmenxīwànggēnnǐmenchángqīhézuòWe hope for long-term cooperation with you.
- 长期焦虑会影响睡眠chángqījiāolǜhuìyǐngxiǎngshuìmiánLong-term anxiety is bad for your sleep.
- 我们要做好长期规划wǒmenyàozuòhǎochángqīguīhuàWe need to do good long-term planning.
More words from the lesson “Long-term and short-term”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “long term” in Chinese?
“Long term” in Chinese is 长期, pinyin chángqī.
What does 长期 mean?
长期 (chángqī) means “long term; long-term”.
How do you write 长期?
长期 is 2 characters: 长 (cháng) — long; 期 (qī) — period, term. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 长期?
长期 is read chángqī. Tones: cháng — second tone, qī — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“long term” in the lesson “Long-term and short-term”
This word is from the topic “Time: when and how long” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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